Is it true that the insulation does not heat? 3 insulating tricks to help dishonest builders

To the question - Is the insulation warming or not? - each builder will give a clear answer! Of course not, the insulation does not heat!

To verify this, you can conduct a small experiment. Take a thermometer and wrap it in insulation, having previously memorized its readings. The temperature will not rise in a couple of hours. Because the insulation does not heat!

Insulation works in the same way as our outerwear - they simply trap the heat that is generated by our body, or heating inside the premises. When you take a heater in your hands, you can feel the warmth. But this does not mean that this material warms, it simply reflects the warmth of your hands.

The insulation retains both heat and coolness in the room equally well. And if there is no heating equipment in the house, the rooms will not be warmed up with the help of a heater. If the house equipped with the thickest layer of the highest quality insulation will last for a long time be in deep frost without a heating source, then its walls will freeze along with the layer insulation.

So, the insulation does not heat! It protects from the cold and helps to retain the heat that builds up inside the house.

Many people do not think about the purpose of insulation materials. Therefore, they are used when it is not necessary. Unfortunately, many unscrupulous craftsmen are willing to take advantage of customers' ignorance to increase the overall cost of the job.

3 ridiculous uses for insulation

1. Insulate the house from the inside. This use of insulating materials will not only not help warm the house, it will contribute to the destruction of the finish. The house is not insulated from the inside. Otherwise, they will be like a thermos with condensation and dampness inside.

2. Not completely, but partially insulate the structure. This can be compared to the fact that we do not put on a down jacket completely over the whole body, but only put on the sleeves. It is unlikely that this will protect you from the cold.

The insulation should fit as tightly as possible to the structure and cover its entire surface. If only part of it is insulated, frost will still get to other parts, bypassing the insulating material. Only in some cases, partial insulation can solve the problem locally.

3. Insulate the porch. This is a common mistake of builders who work in cold regions, where low temperatures are frequent and long-lasting. Craftsmen often build a porch on a shallow foundation. But at long temperatures below -15C, the porch begins to "move away" from the house. This will definitely happen, no matter what layer of insulation was used.

The porch is the unheated part of the house. Insulation cannot store heat that is not there. Therefore, the porch freezes over. Only a deep foundation can prevent this situation.